Comments on: Eternal Transit http://nicomuhly.com/news/2009/eternal-transit/ The official website of the New York-based composer Nico Muhly. Sun, 20 May 2012 00:59:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Sarah http://nicomuhly.com/news/2009/eternal-transit/comment-page-1/#comment-9331 Sarah Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:20:46 +0000 http://nicomuhly.com/?p=1345#comment-9331 I have been looking forward to your concert here in Kitchener Waterloo since August and was drawn to your music with the performance you put on in Toronto last summer with Final Fantasy. It seems as though people are recommending food so... There's an incredible cafe with the best paninis my friends have ever had (including those in Italy apparently) along with soup home made soup, it's called the Princess Cafe. There's also the best coffee cafe in Canada called A Matter of Taste. They're both on King street (which is fairly long). So if you're feeling like eating or having good coffee then those are probably the best around & very well priced. Oh also if you're playing at the centre in the square they have one of the best accoustics in the country (which comes along with snooty ushers some of the times). I can hardly wait to hear you play this week! Would you like to have a review written in the University's newspaper? It has an audience of +10,000 students. Good luck I have been looking forward to your concert here in Kitchener Waterloo since August and was drawn to your music with the performance you put on in Toronto last summer with Final Fantasy. It seems as though people are recommending food so…
There’s an incredible cafe with the best paninis my friends have ever had (including those in Italy apparently) along with soup home made soup, it’s called the Princess Cafe. There’s also the best coffee cafe in Canada called A Matter of Taste. They’re both on King street (which is fairly long). So if you’re feeling like eating or having good coffee then those are probably the best around & very well priced.
Oh also if you’re playing at the centre in the square they have one of the best accoustics in the country (which comes along with snooty ushers some of the times).
I can hardly wait to hear you play this week! Would you like to have a review written in the University’s newspaper? It has an audience of +10,000 students.
Good luck

]]> By: Chris http://nicomuhly.com/news/2009/eternal-transit/comment-page-1/#comment-9265 Chris Sun, 18 Oct 2009 11:19:35 +0000 http://nicomuhly.com/?p=1345#comment-9265 When it opened Charles de Gaulle had a chime (http://www.ipernity.com/doc/smitty/1461546) composed/designed by Bernard Parmegiani (ironically maybe his most well-known work). It was replaced in 2005 with this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Dxh_Vxq_40 , which seems a little anaemic in comparison. Perhaps there's a niche of extremely minimal works to be written in the service of all our ears? When it opened Charles de Gaulle had a chime (http://www.ipernity.com/doc/smitty/1461546) composed/designed by Bernard Parmegiani (ironically maybe his most well-known work). It was replaced in 2005 with this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Dxh_Vxq_40 , which seems a little anaemic in comparison. Perhaps there’s a niche of extremely minimal works to be written in the service of all our ears?

]]> By: Rob Teehan http://nicomuhly.com/news/2009/eternal-transit/comment-page-1/#comment-9264 Rob Teehan Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:41:37 +0000 http://nicomuhly.com/?p=1345#comment-9264 Glad to hear you're coming to Toronto. I would like to say hello and meet you. Unfortunately I have no exotic food to offer you as a gift as I'm not coming from PEI - actually I'll be coming from a church choir rehearsal right across the street :)\n\nPP is right, this new hall will knock you oot. \n\nYour friend and ally,\nRob Glad to hear you’re coming to Toronto. I would like to say hello and meet you. Unfortunately I have no exotic food to offer you as a gift as I’m not coming from PEI – actually I’ll be coming from a church choir rehearsal right across the street :) \n\nPP is right, this new hall will knock you oot. \n\nYour friend and ally,\nRob

]]> By: pp http://nicomuhly.com/news/2009/eternal-transit/comment-page-1/#comment-9262 pp Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:28:39 +0000 http://nicomuhly.com/?p=1345#comment-9262 I've never much enjoyed driving on the 401 at night between Toronto and QitsjÅ„ur-Vaterlú, so Toronto it is. Anyway who wouldn't want to see you perform in the new Koerner Concert Hall where "the sound is stunning: urgent, velvet, intimate." Yes, I will bring you a couple of pressies from PEI; unfortunately lobster is out of season! I’ve never much enjoyed driving on the 401 at night between Toronto and QitsjÅ„ur-Vaterlú, so Toronto it is. Anyway who wouldn’t want to see you perform in the new Koerner Concert Hall where “the sound is stunning: urgent, velvet, intimate.”

Yes, I will bring you a couple of pressies from PEI; unfortunately lobster is out of season!

]]> By: Sam http://nicomuhly.com/news/2009/eternal-transit/comment-page-1/#comment-9261 Sam Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:26:14 +0000 http://nicomuhly.com/?p=1345#comment-9261 Instead of piping pre-recorded and distorted chimes into Terminal 3, Heathrow should set up a rotating resident-musician program to play the intercom. As Helen DeWitt noted, “When you play a piece of music there are so many different ways you could play it. You keep asking yourself what if. You try this and you say what if and you try that. When you buy a CD you get one answer to the question. You never get the what if.” The Bad Ideas Blog http://badideasblog.com/ P.S. Check out Sept 10 entry Instead of piping pre-recorded and distorted chimes into Terminal 3, Heathrow should set up a rotating resident-musician program to play the intercom. As Helen DeWitt noted, “When you play a piece of music there are so many different ways you could play it. You keep asking yourself what if. You try this and you say what if and you try that. When you buy a CD you get one answer to the question. You never get the what if.”

The Bad Ideas Blog
http://badideasblog.com/

P.S. Check out Sept 10 entry

]]> By: charles sullivan http://nicomuhly.com/news/2009/eternal-transit/comment-page-1/#comment-9256 charles sullivan Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:37:19 +0000 http://nicomuhly.com/?p=1345#comment-9256 good luck touring, nico. i'm in ri listening to klinghoffer because of your very sage advice. who said you can't teach an old fart new tricks? thank you. good luck touring, nico. i’m in ri listening to klinghoffer because of your very sage advice. who said you can’t teach an old fart new tricks? thank you.

]]> By: victoria http://nicomuhly.com/news/2009/eternal-transit/comment-page-1/#comment-9253 victoria Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:21:16 +0000 http://nicomuhly.com/?p=1345#comment-9253 hello,\n\nI found your site while I was seeking for opera and classic blogs for work purposes. \nAnd I just wanted to tell how much I like it! ;)\nBest wishes,\n\nv* hello,\n\nI found your site while I was seeking for opera and classic blogs for work purposes. \nAnd I just wanted to tell how much I like it! ;) \nBest wishes,\n\nv*

]]> By: PP http://nicomuhly.com/news/2009/eternal-transit/comment-page-1/#comment-9248 PP Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:31:22 +0000 http://nicomuhly.com/?p=1345#comment-9248 I'm actually flying all the way from Prince Edward Island for your show in Toronto, so it better be good! Shall I bring you something exotic to eat, like a'balut'? <em>Nico responds: Yes, bring me something PEI-tastic. Which show are you coming to: QitsjÅ„ur-Vaterlú or Tóróntó proper?</em> I’m actually flying all the way from Prince Edward Island for your show in Toronto, so it better be good! Shall I bring you something exotic to eat, like a’balut’?

Nico responds: Yes, bring me something PEI-tastic. Which show are you coming to: Qitsjńur-Vaterlú or Tóróntó proper?

]]> By: Alexei http://nicomuhly.com/news/2009/eternal-transit/comment-page-1/#comment-9247 Alexei Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:50:36 +0000 http://nicomuhly.com/?p=1345#comment-9247 How now, seest thou anything on the right as thou oathed? How now, seest thou anything on the right as thou oathed?

]]> By: willnyc http://nicomuhly.com/news/2009/eternal-transit/comment-page-1/#comment-9234 willnyc Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:41:52 +0000 http://nicomuhly.com/?p=1345#comment-9234 do love your blog. not many write hilariously and honestly both too also. ok, so saw the millepied piece at ABT and it was art. A(capital A)rt. tectonic, moving, ripping, beautiful, unnatural, forced, complete. but that banging on a can? jeez already. i mean, i get it, it's effective, but sigh. that was no hautbois. one recommendation: cafe at alice tully is still DISMal, so go to cafe luxembourg instead. get the bland lobster mit fries and start with a gorgeous couple oysters. don't get wine; a martini is perfect. nico, have a great time not being anywhere much. do love your blog. not many write hilariously and honestly both too also. ok, so saw the millepied piece at ABT and it was art. A(capital A)rt. tectonic, moving, ripping, beautiful, unnatural, forced, complete. but that banging on a can? jeez already. i mean, i get it, it’s effective, but sigh. that was no hautbois.
one recommendation: cafe at alice tully is still DISMal, so go to cafe luxembourg instead. get the bland lobster mit fries and start with a gorgeous couple oysters. don’t get wine; a martini is perfect.
nico, have a great time not being anywhere much.

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